Greece
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Identity
Formal name: Hellenic Republic.
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Greece vs North Macedonia
120 shared metrics.
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North Macedonia
Quick notes before you compare the numbers.
Identity
Formal name: Republic of North Macedonia.
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Identity
Name origin: the name derives from the ancient kingdom of Macedon (7th to 2nd centuries B.C.), whose name origin is unclear.
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Analysis
Greece leads in 81 of 120 shared metrics, while North Macedonia leads in 39.
Greece's Tourist Arrivals is 61.8x that of North Macedonia (7.41M vs 118.0K).
Greece's Scientific Publications is 27.4x that of North Macedonia (15.1K vs 532.17).
Greece's EV Chargers per 100,000 People is 27.0x that of North Macedonia (39.27 per 100k people vs 1.4 per 100k people).
Greece's Tourism Revenue is 23.5x that of North Macedonia ($6,193,000,000 vs $253,000,000).
Greece's GDP (Nominal) is 14.1x that of North Macedonia ($256,238,371,778.12 vs $16,951,682,245.42).
Key Comparisons
Tourist ArrivalsGreece leads
Greece
7.41M
North Macedonia
118.0K
Scientific PublicationsGreece leads
Greece
15.1K
North Macedonia
532.17
EV Chargers per 100,000 PeopleGreece leads
Greece
39.27 per 100k people
North Macedonia
1.4 per 100k people
Tourism RevenueGreece leads
Greece
$6,193,000,000
North Macedonia
$253,000,000
GDP (Nominal)Greece leads
Greece
$256,238,371,778.12
North Macedonia
$16,951,682,245.42
Irrigated LandGreece leads
Greece
12.2K km²
North Macedonia
844 km²
All Metrics
Tourist Arrivals
GreeceGreece
7.41M
North Macedonia
118.0K
6176% higher
Scientific Publications
GreeceGreece
15.1K
North Macedonia
532.17
2738% higher
EV Chargers per 100,000 People
GreeceGreece
39.27 per 100k people
North Macedonia
1.4 per 100k people
2699% higher
Tourism Revenue
GreeceGreece
$6,193,000,000
North Macedonia
$253,000,000
2348% higher
GDP (Nominal)
GreeceGreece
$256,238,371,778.12
North Macedonia
$16,951,682,245.42
1412% higher
Irrigated Land
GreeceGreece
12.2K km²
North Macedonia
844 km²
1344% higher
UNESCO World Heritage Sites
GreeceGreece
20 sites
North Macedonia
2.0 sites
900% higher
Electricity Generation
GreeceGreece
57.23 TWh
North Macedonia
5.8 TWh
887% higher
Electric Generating Capacity
GreeceGreece
24.17M kW
North Macedonia
2.47M kW
880% higher
Domestic Patents
GreeceGreece
394
North Macedonia
42
838% higher
Armed Forces Personnel
GreeceGreece
147.0K
North Macedonia
16.0K
819% higher
Total CO2 Emissions
GreeceGreece
52.51 Mt CO2e
North Macedonia
7.3 Mt CO2e
620% higher
Wind Electricity Share
GreeceGreece
20.44%
North Macedonia
2.9%
598% higher
Airports
GreeceGreece
82
North Macedonia
13
531% higher
Researchers
GreeceGreece
4.9K per 1M
North Macedonia
922.47 per 1M
434% higher
Land Area
GreeceGreece
128.9K km²
North Macedonia
25.2K km²
411% higher
Population
GreeceGreece
10.42M
North Macedonia
2.14M
388% higher
Government Debt (% GDP)
GreeceGreece
190.6% of GDP
North Macedonia
39.3% of GDP
385% higher
Water Withdrawal
GreeceGreece
10.05 B m³
North Macedonia
2.2 B m³
363% higher
Forest Area
GreeceGreece
39.0K km²
North Macedonia
10.0K km²
290% higher
Vehicles per 1,000 People
GreeceGreece
880.6 per 1k people
North Macedonia
231.62 per 1k people
280% higher
R&D Spending (% GDP)
GreeceGreece
1.5% of GDP
North Macedonia
0.40% of GDP
276% higher
Seafood Consumption per Person
GreeceGreece
21.54 kg/person/yr
North Macedonia
6.1 kg/person/yr
251% higher
Railway Network
GreeceGreece
2.3K km
North Macedonia
683 km
242% higher
Railway Length
GreeceGreece
2.3K km
North Macedonia
699 km
235% higher
Health Spending Per Capita
GreeceGreece
$1,768.11
North Macedonia
$561.69
215% higher
University Enrollment Rate
GreeceGreece
165.11%
North Macedonia
55.01%
200% higher
GNI Per Capita
GreeceGreece
$22,730
North Macedonia
$8,300
174% higher
High-Tech Exports (%)
GreeceGreece
15.01%
North Macedonia
6.4%
136% higher
Doctors (per 1,000)
GreeceGreece
6.6 per 1k
North Macedonia
2.9 per 1k
124% higher
Meat Consumption per Person
GreeceGreece
71.7 kg/person/yr
North Macedonia
36.62 kg/person/yr
96% higher
Coal Electricity Share
North MacedoniaGreece
4.7%
North Macedonia
30.65%
85% lower
Firms Making Informal Payments
North MacedoniaGreece
3.1% of firms
North Macedonia
18.39% of firms
83% lower
Nobel Laureates Born per Million People
North MacedoniaGreece
0.10 per 1M people
North Macedonia
0.47 per 1M people
79% lower
Capital Elevation
North MacedoniaGreece
74 m
North Macedonia
251 m
71% lower
GDP Per Capita (PPP)
GreeceGreece
$44,005.13
North Macedonia
$26,536.05
66% higher
Informal Employment Share
North MacedoniaGreece
4.3% of employed people
North Macedonia
11.96% of employed people
64% lower
Political Corruption Index
North MacedoniaGreece
0.28
North Macedonia
0.75
63% lower
Milk Consumption per Person
GreeceGreece
255.26 kg/person/yr
North Macedonia
157.93 kg/person/yr
62% higher
FDI Inflows (% GDP)
North MacedoniaGreece
2.6% of GDP
North Macedonia
6.2% of GDP
58% lower
Water Stress (%)
North MacedoniaGreece
17.32%
North Macedonia
40.21%
57% lower
Liberal Democracy Index
GreeceGreece
0.57
North Macedonia
0.37
52% higher
Broadband Access (%)
GreeceGreece
44 per 100 people
North Macedonia
29.18 per 100 people
51% higher
Tax Revenue (% GDP)
GreeceGreece
26.69% of GDP
North Macedonia
17.76% of GDP
50% higher
Official Languages Count
GreeceGreece
3.0
North Macedonia
2.0
50% higher
Spirits Consumption
GreeceGreece
1.1 L/person/yr
North Macedonia
0.73 L/person/yr
49% higher
Military Spending
GreeceGreece
3.1% of GDP
North Macedonia
2.1% of GDP
49% higher
Teen Birth Rate
North MacedoniaGreece
7.0 per 1k
North Macedonia
12.96 per 1k
46% lower
CO2 Per Capita
GreeceGreece
5.3 t/person/yr
North Macedonia
3.6 t/person/yr
46% higher
Homicide Rate
North MacedoniaGreece
0.84 per 100k
North Macedonia
1.5 per 100k
45% lower
Air Pollution (PM2.5)
North MacedoniaGreece
14.41 µg/m³
North Macedonia
26.12 µg/m³
45% lower
Firms Asked for Bribes
North MacedoniaGreece
5.5% of firms
North Macedonia
9.6% of firms
43% lower
Women in Parliament (%)
North MacedoniaGreece
23%
North Macedonia
39.17%
41% lower
Electricity Use (Per Capita)
GreeceGreece
4.7K kWh/person
North Macedonia
3.3K kWh/person
41% higher
Imports (% GDP)
North MacedoniaGreece
47.66% of GDP
North Macedonia
74.65% of GDP
36% lower
Insufficient Physical Activity
GreeceGreece
35.2% of adults
North Macedonia
25.8% of adults
36% higher
Alcohol Consumption
GreeceGreece
5.8 L/adult/yr
North Macedonia
4.4 L/adult/yr
33% higher
Elderly Population (%)
GreeceGreece
23.94%
North Macedonia
18.02%
33% higher
Exports (% GDP)
North MacedoniaGreece
42.11% of GDP
North Macedonia
61.68% of GDP
32% lower
Electoral Democracy Index
GreeceGreece
0.74
North Macedonia
0.56
32% higher
Land Border Length
GreeceGreece
1.1K km
North Macedonia
838 km
32% higher
Renewable Energy (%)
GreeceGreece
21.05%
North Macedonia
16.04%
31% higher
Hypertension Prevalence
North MacedoniaGreece
31.8% of adults
North Macedonia
45.2% of adults
30% lower
GDP Growth Rate
North MacedoniaGreece
2.1%
North Macedonia
3.0%
30% lower
Energy Use (Per Capita)
GreeceGreece
1.9K kg oil eq/person
North Macedonia
1.5K kg oil eq/person
29% higher
Electricity Carbon Intensity
North MacedoniaGreece
315.09 gCO2/kWh
North Macedonia
441.35 gCO2/kWh
29% lower
Road Traffic Death Rate
GreeceGreece
7.3 per 100k
North Macedonia
5.7 per 100k
28% higher
Birth Rate
North MacedoniaGreece
7.4 per 1k
North Macedonia
10.07 per 1k
27% lower
Youth Unemployment Rate
North MacedoniaGreece
21.39% of youth labor force
North Macedonia
28.75% of youth labor force
26% lower
Urban Population (%)
GreeceGreece
79%
North Macedonia
62.56%
26% higher
Corruption Perceptions Index
GreeceGreece
50 pts
North Macedonia
40 pts
25% higher
Death Rate
GreeceGreece
11.99 per 1k
North Macedonia
9.6 per 1k
25% higher
Tobacco Use Prevalence
North MacedoniaGreece
30.2% of adults
North Macedonia
39.6% of adults
24% lower
Forest Coverage (%)
North MacedoniaGreece
30.27%
North Macedonia
39.71%
24% lower
Protected Land (%)
GreeceGreece
35%
North Macedonia
28.2%
24% higher
Unemployment Rate
North MacedoniaGreece
10.13%
North Macedonia
13.42%
24% lower
Inflation Rate
North MacedoniaGreece
2.7%
North Macedonia
3.5%
23% lower
Freedom of Expression Index
GreeceGreece
0.81
North Macedonia
0.66
22% higher
Digital Payments Used
GreeceGreece
91.4% of adults
North Macedonia
75.19% of adults
22% higher
Youth Population (%)
North MacedoniaGreece
13.22%
North Macedonia
16.82%
21% lower
Safe Drinking Water (%)
GreeceGreece
96.69%
North Macedonia
80.79%
20% higher
Suicide Rate
North MacedoniaGreece
4.7 per 100k
North Macedonia
5.8 per 100k
19% lower
Beer Consumption
North MacedoniaGreece
1.7 L/person/yr
North Macedonia
2.0 L/person/yr
16% lower
Agricultural Land (%)
North MacedoniaGreece
41.68%
North Macedonia
49.6%
16% lower
Nurses & Midwives
North MacedoniaGreece
4.1 per 1k
North Macedonia
4.8 per 1k
15% lower
Median Age
GreeceGreece
45.7 years
North Macedonia
40.3 years
14% higher
Infant Mortality
GreeceGreece
3.2 per 1k births
North Macedonia
2.8 per 1k births
14% higher
Firms Hit by Power Outages
GreeceGreece
21.26% of firms
North Macedonia
18.66% of firms
14% higher
Child Mortality
GreeceGreece
3.7 per 1k births
North Macedonia
3.3 per 1k births
12% higher
Health Spending (% GDP)
GreeceGreece
8.5% of GDP
North Macedonia
7.6% of GDP
12% higher
Human Development Index
GreeceGreece
0.91
North Macedonia
0.81
11% higher
Population Density
GreeceGreece
80.74 /km²
North Macedonia
72.47 /km²
11% higher
Dependency Ratio
GreeceGreece
59.13% of working-age pop.
North Macedonia
53.49% of working-age pop.
11% higher
Credit Card Ownership
North MacedoniaGreece
23.17% of adults
North Macedonia
25.95% of adults
11% lower
Obesity Rate
GreeceGreece
33.68%
North Macedonia
30.65%
10% higher
Renewable Energy (%)
GreeceGreece
21.5%
North Macedonia
19.5%
10% higher
Women's Political Empowerment
GreeceGreece
0.90
North Macedonia
0.82
9% higher
Life Expectancy
GreeceGreece
81.5 years
North Macedonia
75.3 years
8% higher
Solar Electricity Share
North MacedoniaGreece
22.17%
North Macedonia
23.75%
7% lower
Fertility Rate
North MacedoniaGreece
1.4 children/woman
North Macedonia
1.5 children/woman
7% lower
Mobile Subscriptions (%)
GreeceGreece
114 per 100 people
North Macedonia
108 per 100 people
6% higher
Highest Elevation
GreeceGreece
2.9K m
North Macedonia
2.8K m
6% higher
Firms with Female Top Manager
North MacedoniaGreece
15.64% of firms
North Macedonia
16.43% of firms
5% lower
Women in Senior Management
North MacedoniaGreece
35.01% of managers
North Macedonia
36.44% of managers
4% lower
Can Raise Emergency Money
GreeceGreece
95.48% of adults
North Macedonia
94.02% of adults
2% higher
Food Waste per Person
North MacedoniaGreece
122.06 kg/person/yr
North Macedonia
124.83 kg/person/yr
2% lower
ATMs per 100,000 Adults
GreeceGreece
67.57 per 100k
North Macedonia
67.15 per 100k
1% higher
Internet Users (%)
North MacedoniaGreece
86.27%
North Macedonia
87%
1% lower
Time Zones Count
GreeceGreece
1.0 time zones
North Macedonia
1.0 time zones
equal
Minimum Paid Vacation Days
GreeceGreece
20 days/yr
North Macedonia
20 days/yr
equal
Coastline Length
GreeceGreece
13.7K km
North Macedonia
0 km
ranked higher
Average Weekly Work Hours
GreeceGreece
39.52 hrs/week
North Macedonia
39.39 hrs/week
equal
Electricity Access (%)
GreeceGreece
100%
North Macedonia
100%
equal
Hospital Beds (per 1,000)
GreeceGreece
4.2 per 1k
North Macedonia
4.2 per 1k
equal
Sanitation Access (%)
GreeceGreece
99.01%
North Macedonia
99%
equal
Life Evaluation Score
North MacedoniaGreece
5.7 pts
North Macedonia
5.7 pts
equal
Lowest Elevation
North MacedoniaGreece
0 m
North Macedonia
50 m
ranked lower
Current Account Balance (% of GDP)
North MacedoniaGreece
-5.7% of GDP
North Macedonia
-4.4% of GDP
ranked lower
McDonald's Outlets per Million People
GreeceGreece
3.7 per 1M people
North Macedonia
0 per 1M people
ranked higher
Border Neighbors
GreeceGreece
4.0
North Macedonia
4.0
equal
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